Why I Decided To Learn Software Development

I first got excited about software development when I learned how to automate computers. As a booker for music venues, I found that I could cut down my time doing tedious, repetitive tasks by at least half. Doing this allowed me to focus my energy on booking good music. It also created a more stable system of booking. It meant less typos, double bookings, miscommunications, and cancellations. At some point, I started keeping track of every little thing I had to do more than once. Anything that made that list would be automated. I got every piece of software that could help with the automation process. I learned AppleScript, and used it to control just about everything. I was so proud of all my scripts, I showed them to a few of my programmer friends. The response I got was basically, "Dude, you're about 3 steps away from being a programmer. You should just learn programming!"It was around that point that I realized that I really enjoyed the process of scriptwriting and automation, not just because of all the time I was saving, but because it was really fun and challenging- I got a kick out of it!So I started messing around with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. I took a few starter courses online, and had a really good time with it. After doing a few of those courses, I realized I wanted to take it a step further and really learn how to use these tools. I tried the Flatiron Bootcamp Prep course. It was definitely the most challenging of all the programming courses I had tried. But again, I really enjoyed the challenge and loved working my brain in that way.